Warcraft III: Reforged: The First War/Mission Beats

Transcription of the First_War_Mission_Beats_v13.pptx (high-level campaign overview) design doc.

• Hero-centric gameplay and storytelling
• Serve up a pure version of the Warcraft origin stories to new and nostalgic players
• New hero models, abilities and tilesets

• Garona, Blade of the Council
• Lothar, King's Champion
• Khadgar, Agent of the Kirin Tor
• Doomhammer, Blackrock Commander

• Llane, King of Stormwind
• Blackhand, Warchief
• Kilrogg, Bleeding Hollow
• Cho'gall, Twilight's Hammer
• Draka & Durotan, Frostwolf

• Medivh, The Last Guardian
• Gul'dan, Master of the Shadow Council

• 1. ORC – A NEW LAND (playable hero: Garona)
• 2. ORC – SEEKING THE MAGUS (playable hero: Garona)
• INTERLUDE – GUEST IN KARAZHAN
• 3. HUMAN – STARVE THEM OUT (playable hero: Lothar)
• 4. HUMAN – LIGHT'S HOPE (playable heroes: Lothar, Khadgar)
• INTERLUDE – CHIEFTAINS GATHER
• 5. ORC – WARRIOR'S CODE (playable hero: Doomhammer)
• 6. HUMAN – WE ARE THE KINGDOM (playable heroes: Lothar, Khadgar)
• INTERLUDE – ASSASSINATION FROSTWOLVES
• 7. HUMAN – THE FIRST SIEGE (playable heroes: Lothar, Khadgar)
• 8. HUMAN – TRAITOR'S END (playable heroes: Lothar, Khadgar, Garona)
• 9. ORC – MAK'GORA (playable hero: Doomhammer)
• 10. ORC – THE FALL (playable heroes: Doomhammer, Garona)

• Garona and Warchief Blackhand enter Azeroth
• They seek a new home—and conquest. Garona is focused on gathering intelligence
• Other orcs don't respect the "half-breed" Garona

• Orcs battle humans and build a beachhead in the Black Morass
• Garona earns acclaim, and learns of a human magus with untold power
• "Find him" says a voice in Garona's head—Gul'dan, her true master
• Two part mission (Tactical/Siege) Play Garona and explore; Build a base and attack

• Blackhand sends troops to plunder a fort in the Morass
• Garona offers to lead, as it's near to the magus's tower—her destination
• Garona breaches the fort, and then slips away to Karazhan
• Timed Siege mission – Must breach the fort before Human reinforcements arrive

• Medivh meets Khadgar — calls him a spy – and still makes him an apprentice
• Khadgar is told to clear Karazhan of imps
• Khadgar discovers another guest, Garona
• Garona and Khadgar become friendly despite their differences (to Gul'dan's delight)

• Human forces are reeling. Medivh suggests striking orc supply lines near the portal
• King Llane has Lothar attack 3 clan camps – Destroying Orc supply and food
• Lothar fails to prevent the main Orc force from marching on Stormwind
• X number of Supply caches on the map, locate and destroy all of them

• Lothar and Khadgar recruit and lead clerics of Northshire Abbey (razed by Cho'gall's clan) to siege Northshire and recover holy relics
• Tactical Mission (no base) Lothar, Khadgar, and a squad of units will recover the relics

• Blackhand and Gul'dan plan to terrorize the humans
• Durotan of the Frostwolves argues against fel magic – Gul'dan exiles the clan
• Doomhammer suggests capturing outlying farms in the south (SoS outskirts)

• Humans resist the orcs by salting fields and wrecking stores
• Doomhammer grimly makes way for Gul'dan's warlocks
• The town is devastated, but the orcs capture nothing, and the humans fall back
• Siege Mission – Multiple bases protect the Human farms

• Villages are falling to the orcs; Medivh urges Lothar to abandon them
• Lothar refuses to give up on the people
• King Llane: there will be no help from other kingdoms
• Series of Hold-outs; Reach village and defend while the villagers evacuate

• Months later, exiled Durotan and Draka approach the Alterac Mountains
• Gul'dan's assassins catch and kill the Frostwolf leaders
• The assassins leave Durotan and Draka's baby, Thrall, to die (but he is "rescued")

• The orcs reach Stormwind
• Lothar and Khadgar flank by sea; Blackhand is focused on the frontal assault
• Stormwind suffers, but repels the invaders
• Timed Tactical Siege – Destroy the siege weapons before the destroy the gates

• Lothar, Khadgar, and Garona discover Medivh's treachery
• They fight to the top of demon-infested Karazhan and battle Medivh
• While Medivh is occupied, Gul'dan, watching through Garona's eyes, scours his mind
• Khadgar and Lothar slay Medivh. Gul'dan enters a coma; Garona disappears
• Playing all 3 heroes; Locate and kill Medivh

• With Blackhand's failure looming, Doomhammer acts to challenge the warchief
• A few Shadow Council loyalists refuse to honor Mak'gora; Doomhammer kills them
• Blackhand emerges and accepts the duel. Doomhammer slays him in a tense fight
• The new Warchief subdues the Shadow Council and gives a speech
• Either siege or tactical – Ends with Doomhammer killing Blackhand
• "We claim a new home, free from demons, and honorless leaders"

• Garona, still under the remnants of Gul'dan's control, arrives in Stormwind
• She assassinates King Llane
• Doomhammer sends all of the clans against Stormwind (Gavinrad defending)
• Orcs breach the city, but are slowed by the return of Khadgar, Lothar, and reinforcements
• Khadgar and Lothar escape with Varian as Garona picks off pursuers from the shadows
• The conflict razes Stormwind (against Doomhammer's hopes) but the orcs are victorious

• Khadgar and Lothar lead the humans across the sea with young King Varian
• Doomhammer captures Garona as she leaves Stormwind
• On a broken throne, the Warchief plots his next move
• He will need to rebuild and secure his land—but the humans may be back soon
• He turns to a chained Gul'dan: we will need troops

• The Second War